Carbon Fibers and Nanotubes as a Product of Interaction between Silicon Carbide and Carbonate Melt

Abstract

In this work, the interaction of Si, SiC and TiC with a Na2CO3-K2CO3 melt at 7500С on Ar atmosphere and in air was investigated. The optimal process for the fabrication of carbon fibers or nanotubes is interaction between silicon carbide and carbonate melts. It has been show that the modification of carbon materials depends on SiC powder fineness.